Chapter 18: Idiot!
Krillin tried to ignore the beating of his heart, but it somehow even drowned out crowd's loud cheering. He was walking towards the center of the ring, not even daring to look up at his opponent as she was doing the same in the opposite end. He knew he was born with the worst luck ever, but why oh why did the universe have to pair him up with her of all people!
"C'mon Krillin, you can take her!"
He heard Bulma's voice say over the rest of the crowd. Was she crazy?! Did she not realize just who he was up against? She must not have if she was saying that. He hoped 18 didn't hear her. The last thing he needed was for 18 to be riled up while she fought him. Gulping, he took the chance to finally take a peek at her.
He almost immediately regretted the action after he met her eyes. She was staring straight at him! Who knew such beautiful blue eyes could be so cold at the same time.
"I'm proud to present our first match of the evening, Krillin vs 18! Although both might not look like much at first glance, these individuals made it through the preliminaries almost effortlessly! I guarantee this match will be one you definitely won't want to miss!"
This was it. There was no backing out of this now. Even if he could, he was too afraid of what Raditz might do to him if he did forfeit the match. He still wasn't sure how he felt about hitting a girl either….
"Hey." 18 said catching his attention.
Krillin looked around in confusion, before pointing at himself. "Me?"
"See anyone else in here with us?" 18 coolly returned, making Krillin feel like an idiot. "Look, since you're the one that told us about the tournament, I don't mind taking it easy."
"R-Really?" Krillin asked in relief. Maybe if they both took it easy on each other, one of them could lose without getting too hurt. This is exactly what he needed to ease his worries. 18 was truly a goddess.
The bell rang signaling for them to start the match.
18 sent him an amused smirk. "Yeah right." She slammed her elbow into Krillin's stomach sending him off into the air.
"Oh! And 18 doesn't miss a beat!" The announcer exclaimed.
Krillin skidded across the tiles, using his hands and feet to come to a stop. 'She's no goddess! More like a complete demon!' He thought as he wiped the corner of his mouth. How could he fall for that?
18 zoomed towards Krillin with her elbow out. Once close enough, she released her arm making a swipe motion.
'S-She's fast!' He realized as he barely had time to bring his arms up to block her.
"And 18 gives Krillin no time to rest!"
Krillin moved his head to avoid each hit aimed his way. 18 definitely had speed to her advantage. Each swipe at him seem to be faster than the last. When he had trained with Vegeta and Goku, he was the fastest one out of them, that was his only redeeming feature, but now that he was fighting against 18 he was moving like a turtle.
He had to think of something quick if he wanted to last in this match. He had to find some way to get some space between them first. At least that way, he'd have more time to think up of a better strategy.
Flipping his body backwards, Krillin moved backed until he secured some distance. He didn't want to hit Android 18. What was that moved they learned with Raditz? If he used that he should-
"You're making this too easy for me."
Krillin barely had time to see Android 18's face, before she struck him in his own face. How did she get so close to him so fast? He thought he'd at least have a few more seconds before she attacked him again.
"Is this it, folks? Krillin is edging towards the end of the ring in an alarming rate! Will he be able to stop himself from falling over?"
Despite digging his feet into the tiles of the ring as hard as he could, Krillin had no luck in slowing down his momentum. When had he become such an easy opponent? Was he not even a challenge anymore? Not on his watch!
"Will Krillin be alright?" Chi-Chi asked in worry. It wasn't looking so good for him out there. 18 was wiping the floor with him without even breaking a sweat. She knew first hand what a monster 18 could be.
"Not with the way he's fighting." Goku answered, standing next to her with his arms crossed. "He's holding himself back for some reason."
"That idiot is worried about hitting her." Vegeta stated, getting their attention. "He chance of winning will be zero if he doesn't start fighting back."
"Don't think it'll be that easy for him." 17 chimed in from the side. "Even if he takes 18 on more seriously, she'll still have the upper hand. She might not look like much of a fighter, but she can be truly terrifying in the battlefield."
There was a snort from behind. "That Krillin looks like a wimp anyways." Idasam snidely said.
"You have no idea what you're talking about." Chi-Chi defended. Although a voice in the back of her mind said she had no idea what she was talking about. She had never seen Krillin fight before, and if his attitude from before the tournament began was anything to go by, he wasn't really confident in himself either.
Still, he had been trained under Raditz along side Goku and Vegeta; that had to count for something right?
"Cling to whatever pathetic kind of hope you have for him, I guess. He'll lose this match, and then maybe he can comfort you when you lose in you match next! Ohoho!" Idasam sneered.
Chi-Chi struggled to keep silent instead of resorting back. Her laugh was almost obnoxious as she was. Still, she was a hero for goodness sake. How is it that this girl was getting under her skin as much as she was? Shouldn't a hero be patient no matter what? She's had vile criminals tell her worse things than this one woman was!
Besides, she didn't enter this tournament to win, she entered, so she could have a better chance at finding Dr. Gero. Speaking of which, she still had no clue if Dr. Gero was even here at this damn tournament. There was no sign of him, or that Android 19 he was with.
He could just be waiting for them to be weaken by all the fighting for him to make his move. He did favor the more cowardly approaches that gave him the more favorable outcome.
Whoa!" Goku shouted, snapping Chi-Chi out of her thoughts. "He almost got her that time!"
The fight! She had almost completely forgot about it! It was nice to be supporting her friend by watching, but more importantly, an Android was fighting. She couldn't be zoning out right now, when there was a chance Dr. Gero might reveal himself at anytime.
"Looks like Krillin is more comfortable running than actually fighting?" The announcer said into the microphone causing the audience to erupt in laughter.
Krillin ignored them, and the redness stinging his cheeks. Sure it was easy to laugh at his predicament from far away, but if any one of them were in his shoes, they'd be doing the same thing as him. 18 was not letting up! It was either run around the ring, or get hit senseless till he lost.
He needed time to think this out! 18's power was obviously greater than his own, so he couldn't rely on his strength to beat her. The odds were not on his side. Still this wasn't the first time he was forced to think outside of the box because he was completely outmatched in a fight. He had trained under both Goku and Vegeta for a reason after all.
To the outside view it might look like he was avoiding hitting her because she was girl, but that wasn't exactly right. He was avoiding hitting her, but that was because he was taking the time to reading her movements. And one thing he realized was that she finished her round of hits with a kick more times than not.
Letting himself get close enough for her to start attacking him again, he managed to avoid her hits long enough for her to put some space between them. Here it was!
As soon as 18 took a swipe at him using her foot, Krillin dodged it by ducking underneath her, using the opening to slip behind her. 18's eyes widen as she seem to realize her position. Not wanting to lose his chance, Krillin aimed to hit 18 hard enough from behind, so that he'd easily push her off the arena. It was the fastest way to secure his victory.
His fingers had barely touched her back, before her body twisted away, and an elbow came down on the top of his head causing him to crash into the ground. She was faster than he thought!
"Looks like you're not as pathetic as I thought you were." 18's silky voice said to him from above, as Krillin pulled his face out of the ground. "That little move of yours actually had me thinking I was going to lose this thing. It was careless of me to lump you in with the rest of these losers here, but that will be the last of my slip ups!"
Krillin threw himself back to avoid 18 flying towards him with her fist stretched outwards. She didn't let that stop her though. To redirect her momentum, she placed a hand on the ground, turning around with the help of a somersault.
Bad new for him since he was hoping dodging her hit was going to give him some time to plan his next move. Like a bull, 18 was once again charging his way. He barely had time to blink before a fist drove into his cheek, knocking him back. He could already feel the swelling.
C'mon! Was he forced to always fall into the role of being useless? Despite only being human, he lasted against Raditz's training, and even gained his respect, then… what? He never used his powers for anything good after that.
Lady Anonymous who was also just human like him, devoted her life to protected the citizens in their hometown. She didn't even know how to use Ki! Yet she never let that slow her down, she faced anyone no matter how outclassed she was. He had seen proof of that when he saw how injured she was when he ran into Goku and Vegeta returning from their fight with the other Androids.
Compared to her…. He was a joke!
When asked for help from Goku when Bulma was kidnapped, what did he do instead of helping the situation? Oh yeah – get kidnapped himself!
This tournament was a way to prove himself he wasn't just a joke. He couldn't let himself be the first to lose! He had made it too far to lose now!
"Don't space out now!" Was his only warning as he was kicked in his chin. He could see how clear blue the sky was, before she took a swipe at his mouth, sending him to the right.
He used his Ki to slow his momentum, trying not to make it obvious he had suddenly stopped out of no where. Getting back on his feet, Krillin spit out the taste of copper from his mouth. He realized 18 was not the merciless type though as she made her way towards him once again.
'Punch, punch, kick, right?' He thought as he avoided the hits being sent his way. She had finished her last hit, pulling back just a little to give herself room to kick him again. At least that was her usual pattern Krillin was used to her doing. The glint in her eye gave his stomach a queasy feeling.
Krillin felt her hand hitting his stomach causing him to double over. He looked down on time to see a yellow glow, before he was flying back once again. That was a….!
"Hm? What's this folks? It looks like 18 used some kind of magic trick out there! I guess she giving this fight her own flare!"
'S-She used a damn Ki blast!' He thought as he clutched his stomach in pain, with one eye closed. He knew she was crazy, but he thought that only applied to her strength!
Chi-Chi let out a small gasp as she watched Krillin get hit with a Ki blast. She sent a worried look to Goku. How could 18 be careless enough to use a Ki blast?! Didn't she and the others have a promise to uphold? She had half the mind to go change into Lady Anonymous, and stop this whole thing before someone ends up seriously injured.
She knew that was something she couldn't afford though. Not if she still wanted to find Dr. Gero. Besides, it didn't look like anyone found it too suspicious. Even the announcer had chalked it up to just being a magic trick.
"...Did you see that Tien? Am I crazy, or did that look like….?" Yamcha said from behind her.
Chi-Chi's ears instinctively caught onto Yamcha's words. Just what was he getting at?
"A Ki blast?" Tien finished for him. "Yeah, I saw that too."
Chi-Chi took a sharp turn at them in surprise. Those two knew about Ki manipulation?
"You mean those magic tricks everybody is doing nowadays?" Officer Satan interjected. "You get those so called Heroes doing it, and soon enough everybody starts copying that foolish behavior."
Mighty Mask nodded at his words.
"What do you think, Piccolo? Was that what we thought it was?" Yamcha asked.
Piccolo? They were also friends with that guy too? Chi-Chi was not liking the sound of this. Were they all aware of Ki manipulation? That was not common knowledge. She didn't even know about it until recently…. It made the whole group seem a lot more suspicious.
Piccolo nodded. "It was. I don't know why she would use it on a regular human, although from the way he's still standing, I'm guessing he's not that normal. I'm starting to think that may be the case for a lot of people here too." He said as he took a survey of the room.
Weirdly, the other Androids had stayed quiet of 18's use of Ki. It was like they had expected it. We're they all planning to use it against their opponents? Knowing them, she wouldn't put it pass them. If that happened though what would she do? She knew Krillin would be able to handle it without getting too injured, but what if one of them went against Officer Satan, or Mighty Mask?
If the Androids weren't careful they could kill someone. And as a Hero, she couldn't be able to just stand and watch, she'd have to put an end to it. She was hoping the Androids weren't stupid enough to let it come down to that…
The scene ahead suddenly brought her back to reality, as her eyes widen in disbelief.
"Uh! Don't tell me that short guy is going to use a Ki blast too?!" Yamcha shouted echoing her thoughts.
Krillin ran at full speed towards Android 18 with an energy ball in hand. He seen her eyes widen for a fraction of a second, before they hardened as she prepared herself for his oncoming attack. Like he had thought, she was assuming he was going to use this attack on her.
Before he could make it to her, Krillin performed a handstand using the energy ball in his hand to send him up in the air. The energy blast had helped his speed more than he had originally planned, so his landing had been a little shaky, but he had made it behind 18.
Getting ready to follow through with a punch of his own, he was caught off guard when he caught sight of 18's wide eyes. More than that, there was something haunting about them. Like the result of her losing had a bigger consequence than if he lost.
Caught up in his thinking Krillin didn't realized how long he had been standing there doing nothing, giving 18 the time to retaliate. With Krillin already so close to the end of the ring, it only took a powerful roundhouse kick from 18 to push him out.
"And he's out! Krillin has lost the match, making 18 our winner for the first match! Let's give it up for her!" The announcer shouted.
Krillin stayed on the ground, unmoving. He lost. He had her cornered… and he lost. After all his training! He lost in the first match! And why? All because of Android 18's eyes. Maybe the guys were right. His appreciation for the female species was going to be his downfall one day… or in this case, was his downfall.
"Hey."
Krillin turned to see 18 standing next to him with her arms crossed. Great. This was just going to be the cherry on the top, wasn't it? "What do you want?" He asked in a slightly bitter tone. He couldn't help it. She was probably the last person he wanted to speak to.
"Well, I'm not going to say you deserved to win, if that's what you're thinking. You didn't put up much of a fight after all."
Krillin could feel how each word she spoke stabbed deeper and deeper into his heart. What was she trying to do anyways? Cheer him up? If so, this was the absolute most lousy way to do it.
"At least in the beginning." She said in a lighter tone. "Towards the end, I thought I was going to lose for sure. And you are the one that told us about this whole thing in the first place too – I guess what I'm trying to say is thanks. You're a pretty great guy."
Krillin looked up in surprised at the turn of the conversation, but instead of seeing her, he felt warm lips touch his forehead. Before he could fully realize what was happening, she was already pulling back with a smirk that did something to his insides.
"See you around then." She coolly said, before turning away.
Krillin stayed rooted to the ground, speechless, as he watched her form walk away. One thing he was sure of now… if he was wrong for acting like a fool for girls, he certainly did not want to be right.
"He lost." Chi-Chi said in disappointed. It wasn't like she had fully expected Krillin to be able to defeat 18, but during the match she had gotten her hopes up during certain parts. Especially at the end.
"It looked like he learned some cool tricks during his training too." Goku said in almost as much disappointment.
Laughter exploded from the other side of the room. "H-He didn't even last 10 seconds against her! What a loser!"
Chi-Chi was not surprise to see it was the obnoxious girl from before with the curly orange hair. What was her deal anyways? She didn't even know Krillin!
"Hey." Goku whispered catching her attention. "You're up next. Are you still planning on losing?"
"...Of course!" She replied. That was the plan she set for herself, after all, so of course she was going to follow it…. She had to lose. Or else people would start to find her strength suspicious.
"Hmph. This is going to be a piece of cake! This broad won't even have a chance out there!" Idasam taunted as she finished up her stretching.
Chi-Chi kept her hands to her side, forcing them to stay still. She was going to lose this match! Even if it was her opponent who deserved the loss.
"Get ready folks! Our second match is starting right now!" The announcer shouted, signaling Chi-Chi and Idasam to start walking.
"Good luck, Chi-Chi!" Goku told her.
Chi-Chi sent him a look of confusion. He knew she was planning on losing. Did he say that just for show?
"Your boyfriend seems sure about your victory, but I wonder if it'll be that easy? I'm top of my dojo class, and I've won plenty of other tournaments y'know?" Idasam boasted.
"That's good for you." Chi-Chi said with her eyes closed. She wasn't going to let this girl get under her skin more than she has already.
"Well, I guess you'll need all the luck you can get after all, Hun." She smugly replied.
Ignoring her, Chi-Chi walked to her side of the ring. She could hear Bulma and her father cheering louder than anyone else in the crowd. She had no time to gloss over that though. Now that she was at the center of the ring herself, she had a chance to get a good look at the audience.
If Dr. Gero wasn't part of the participants, he had to be part of the audience right? From what she remembered, he was an old man with white hair, who was balding at the top. He had a large mustache and cold menacing eyes.
It was still early in the tournament, so it wasn't like she was expecting to pop up anytime soon, but she was hoping to at least find some kind of hint that he was at least here. There were so many things that could go wrong today. Most likely, something would go wrong today. At least this way, if she found Dr. Gero before the Androids, she'd have less to deal with.
Krillin hurried down the steps of the stadium. They had given him the choice to watch the rest of the match from the stand, or back with the other fighters. After his embarrassing loss, it was almost too easy to pick the stands.
The announcer had already introduced Chi-Chi and the girl she was fighting against, so he would have to hurry if he wanted to see the whole match. He was glad to see Chi-Chi had lucked out, and was fighting someone closer to her strength. If things went right, this should be a pretty good fight to witness.
It wasn't long till he spotted bright blue hair in the audience. Next to her was Chi-Chi's father, and… Mai? "Uh, hey guys!" He called out to them.
"Krillin!" Bulma brightly greeted, before she seem to remember his loss, and gave him a look of complete pity.
'Great, this is probably my first of many pity looks I'm bound to receive all day.' Oh well. He'd much rather face this than Raditz or Vegeta. "I know." Krillin sighed giving in to the sympathetic look from Bulma. "I'm an idiot. Man, being the first to lose really bites, but I can't say I regret anything out there. She really put up a hell of a fight out there." He chuckled sheepishly as he scratched his cheek.
"Krillin…." Bulma trailed off. She was sad for him, but she was at a loss on how to comfort him. Mentally shaking her head, she shook off her depressing attitude to start with. "You were amazing out there, Krillin! You did the best you could. It was awesome."
"You think so? Maybe I still have a shot at being famous among the ladies then, huh?" He joked.
"That girl you fought with looked very familiar though." Bulma continued ignoring Krillin. "For a second I even thought she was the same girl that fought Lady Anonymous. Then I remembered her name, and I thought it was her for sure, but there's no way that's possible! Isn't that hilarious?" She laughed.
When she noticed Krillin wasn't laughing with her, she slowly came to a stop. "Why aren't you laughing too?"
Krillin leaned closer to the small group. There was no point in hiding it now. "Look, if I tell you guys the truth, you can't mention this to anyone."
Bulma gulped. "You mean… t-that's really her?"
Krillin nodded.
"No way…." Bulma trailed off. "Wait! If that's really her, that means Chi-Chi will have to fight her next, if she wins her first match!"
"I-I… did not think about that." Krillin said, finding himself suddenly dumbfounded.
"Krillin!"
"Its not like I'm the one that planned this! This was by random. There's no helping it!" Krillin reminded her. Although he also wasn't liking the sound of this. "I really wanted Chi-Chi to do her best out there, but not if it means she'll have to face 18 after this. She won't stand a chance against her!"
"You think!" Bulma shouted.
"Isn't there some way we can at least warn her? That way she can at least have a chance to forfeit that match?" Mai chimed in. Even she was worried for Chi-Chi.
"Oh yeah!" Bulma agreed. "Krillin, you're allowed to go back and forth! Can't you go warn her?"
"Not exactly. They gave me the choice to watch here, or back at the waiting room with everyone else, and well – I made my choice. I don't think they'll take kindly to be going back there again." He replied.
"I'm sure they'll make an exception!" Bulma argued back.
"Err – well…." He reeeally did not want to make a trip back down there and face everyone again. If it was for his friend's safety, of course he was going to do it, but it didn't mean he wouldn't stall until the last minute. They still had everyone else's fight to go through before Chi-Chi would have to face her.
"Don't worry about it, Chi-Chi will be fine out there." The Ox King's voice cut through the conversation. "I'm not sure how strong that young lady is, but Chi-Chi is strong in her own right. There's more to strength than just muscle, and I'm confident Chi-Chi can handle herself out there no problem."
"But, you said it yourself, its been awhile since she's trained. What if she gets really hurt out there?" Bulma questioned in a small voice.
"She's a tough girl, she can handle it. I'm sure more than anything she just needs support from her friends, so why don't we continue to cheer on for her from here?"
Bulma still felt worried for her friend, but nodded anyways. He was right. She just needed to continue to support her from the sidelines.
"What's wrong? Scared to throw the first punch?
"Huh?" Chi-Chi said, snapping out of her mindset of looking for Dr. Gero. Had she missed the bell signaling for them to fight?
"Don't worry, I have that effect on people. Why don't I make it a little easier for you, and end this right here and now!" Idasam shouted as she ran towards Chi-Chi.
The heroine easy blocked her punch. Despite wanting this to end quickly, with her being the 'loser', she had to make this look realistic.
"Not bad." Idasam commented. "But it won't be enough."
She threw another punch aimed at Chi-Chi that she easily dodge once again. Idasam was used to her opponent usually being outclassed against her, so she wasn't expecting this weak looking girl to give her a lot of trouble.
"Look, Hun, it's obvious why you've entered this tournament."
Chi-Chi blocked another attack. Her eyebrow twitched in annoyance as the girl spoke up once again. This was the most talking she has ever had in a fight. "And why is that?" She asked, playing along.
"Its your boyfriend."
Chi-Chi faltered a bit, and almost received a hit to the eyes in punishment. Looking back up with a glare, she realized what Idasam was trying to do. "He's not my boyfriend." She stated.
"Whatever. It doesn't change the fact that you entered this competition for him. You wanted to impress him, so you followed him here, and entered this tournament. You were lucky during the preliminaries, but your luck ends, now!"
Chi-Chi's brows furrowed. How was this girl even jumping to this conclusion? "Do you even listen to yourself when you speak?" She scoffed, while easily avoiding all the punches thrown at her.
No matter how much punches she was throwing at her, she was dodging them all effortlessly. Was she just toying with her? Damn! If only she could land one punch. That would teach that smug girl for underestimating her.
"Please," Idasam said, trying to get her heavy breathing under control. "I can read between the lines. Or are you just trying to win the attention of all the guys you came with?"
Chi-Chi's eyes widen at what Idasam was implying. Tightly balling her fist, Chi-Chi felt her body heat up in anger. "Why don't you just focus on the match!" Chi-Chi shouted, taking a firm swing at her.
A slight sound escaped Idasam as soon as Chi-Chi made contact with her face, but it was cut short, and before Chi-Chi realized what she had done Idasam was already falling backwards.
Chi-Chi looked at her fist in disbelief. She was so caught up with what Idasam was telling her, she forgot to hold back! 'Oh nooo!' She thought with her hands on her cheeks.
"I – I can't believe it folks! Contender, Chi-Chi, has knocked Idasam out with only one punch!"
As the crowd erupted in cheers from behind her, Chi-Chi was trying to keep herself from freaking out. This wasn't part of her plan! Did she have no self-control? This ruined everything!
"Winner of our second match is Chi-Chi!"
This might have been one of the stupidest things she's done! If she was lucky, most people will just cast it off as a lucky shot. What worried her was everyone else. Dr. Gero was probably hiding somewhere witnessing this all for himself, the androids weren't that stupid, they'd surely be suspicious of her now!
She was an idiot!
Turning back, she watched as Goku gave her a thumbs up. Looks like she wasn't the only idiot around either. She was going to need a miracle to get her through the rest of the day.
This chapter's title is relatable to me right now. I know this came in really late, and I'm afraid its probably going to be like this for awhile until I get used to some stuff. Just to catch you guys up with what's happening with me, my family and I are being forced to move thanks to our landlord. We moved in when I was 8 years old, and I'm currently 20, so it came as a shock to us, but we've been planning to do this anyways, so its not that bad. Anyways, thanks to that I've been helping my mom with some stuff, so I haven't had any time to write. On top of that, my sisters are back in school, and since I'm the oldest, I pretty much help them with everything while my mom works. To add to everything, I'm also currently looking for a job to help my mom out, so yeah I've been pretty busy.
Anyways, I won't get back to regular updates till I get a hang of everything again. I only told you guys this because I feel like I owe you guys an explanation. I know you guys are really patient with me, so don't think I'm feeling pressured to update or something! I will work hard to find a balance though since I especially want to finish this story since I, for once, have some kind of clue how to end this. Also for those who haven't realized, Idasam is that mother of the two boys Goten and Trunks fought in the world tournament.
Rinfantasy: Haha I wonder? Lol your review is filled with landmines. I don't want to accidentally spoil something! Yeah, I'm going to have some fun with that match. Lol I probably accidentally overdid Raditz power description since he only really shows up till the end!
Gokuu the Carrot: Aww! Thanks! Your review really gave me the motivation to write on days I didn't feel like! I'm glad you see it that way since I'm sometimes unsure of how this story is coming out. Especially towards the romance part. Sometimes I feel like I'm either too subtle, or too showy about it haha And yes, I have seen some of attack on titan. I just watched the first season of the anime, and then lost track of it after that. I have come across certain spoilers here and there since then too lol
TaitanoRules555: I'm such a forgetful person! I had totally forgot you ask this of me. Hopefully my message comes in before you read this!
Son-AbyGC: Good! Haha I think the rest of my chapters will be taking place on this tournament. More of that to come! Especially Ranfan vs Goku! Haha. Hopefully I can get more of jealous Goku too! Hoped you enjoyed the chapter!
Generala: Lol yes she is. I'm going to have so much fun writing that part. Unfortunately, I have this habbit of getting too excited on writing and end up getting over the scene really quickly cause I'm so excited. Thanks!
isha: Thanks for taking the time to review multiple chapters! A year ago?! Sighhhh. I underestimated writing. Well its already a little late in the story to be referring back to that, but maybe I can mention something like that again, so it doesn't seem that way cause I certainly didn't mean for it to come across like that. It was more of a statement of how much contrast there was between there looks. Everyone thinks Lady Anonymous is a really beautiful girl though! It has a lot to do with how much more confident Chi-Chi is with her actions when she's Lady Anonymous. Although to be clear, Chi-Chi doesn't think she's ugly. Yeah, I wrote Goku's feelings a bit ambiguous. Tell me if you still thinks this way after reading more, and I'll see if I can add something about that.